Intro:
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What if we went to Italy, a suitcase of books and one bag a piece
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for the summer; I don't speak a word of Italian
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Except for Campari and soda for two, how much is a lira? Yes, a villa will do
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And a breeze, in Tuscany please
What if we spent all of our days improving our minds, learning new ways
to be lazy; it wouldn't be too much of a strain
Relax after breakfast till lunch comes around, I can't wait for dinner,
oh I need to lie down
And refuel, out by the pool
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What if the ancients were lazy like us
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Too blissed out to paint, to sketch or to sculpt
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Just as relaxed as the tower of Pisa
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Not ever missing that old Mona Lisa
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What if we never got back on the plane
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As summer turned colder and then warmer again
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Losing all track of the passing of years
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Till it no longer mattered how long we'd been here
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What if we went to Italy, maybe next year, just you and me
for the summer; I still can't speak any Italian
But words are replaced under Siena skies by nothing so much as a nod,
and a sigh,
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And a wish to be always like this